“She is an animal. Servile as a dog. And yet if he is careful to make no demands, to leave the air… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
But then, that was the problem with pretty toy stitches. When real life got hold of them, they always tore out. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“You cannot bargain with me. My heart is the clock. Find medicine before it ticks dry, and buy your friend’s life. Fail… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
All life produces waste. The act of living produces costs, hazards and disposal questions, and so the (Environment) Ministry has found itself… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Life is exponential. Two becomes four, becomes ten thousand, becomes a plague. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crèche, learning to… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“At the time, he told his children to watch themselves, to understand that the tides of conservatism came and went and if they could… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Doctor Mahfouz was always yammering on about how everyone had humanity in them. From Mahlia’s experience, the doctor was sliding high, but now, as… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Believing is for Santa Claus, right? It's for Tooth Fairies. It's for your boyfriend when he says he's never met anyone like you and… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Never beg for mercy. Accept that you have failed. Begging is for dogs and humans. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Maybe it will die on its own, a hopeful voice whispered, but the general suppressed the thought. Wishes were for victims.” — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
I used to love reading, but since I've started writing, it's harder for me to immerse, because I spend so much time looking at… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
